Corn Bean Mash

• 1 cup dried kidney beans, rinsed
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 6 whole juniper berries
• 4 whole allspice berries
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken up
• 1 onion, chopped and divided
• 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
• 1 potato, diced
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 sweet pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 12 eggs
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives

1. In a container with a tight fitting lid, add beans, brown sugar, 1 1/2 Tbsp salt, mustard seeds, peppercorns, ginger, a sachet of juniper berries, allspice berries and cloves, bay leaf and cinnamon stick. Cover with 1Q water and its lid, and refrigerate overnight.
2. The next day, drain the liquid and remove the cinnamon stick and sachet (leave the bay leaf). Add to a pot with 1/2 onion, carrot and celery, and then bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn the heat to low and cook until beans mash easily, up to 60 minutes. Drain beans, remove bay leaf and set aside.
3. Meanwhile, bring the potatoes to boil, starting with cold water, over medium heat. Cook 5-10 minutes until potatoes easily mash. Drain and set aside.
4. In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 Tbsp butter. When melted, add remaining 1/2 onion, garlic and sweet pepper. Saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
5. Add beans, potatoes, parsley and remaining 1/2 Tbsp salt and mash the entire mixture with a potato masher. Turn the heat to medium-high and cook until the mash is browned, about 5-10 minutes. Flip and brown an additional 5 minutes.
6. Meanwhile in a second skillet, heat 1 Tbsp butter and fry up 6 eggs until desired doneness. Repeat with remaining butter and eggs.
7. To serve, divide the mash among bowls, top with 2 eggs each and a dusting of chives. Serve hot.

kidney beans, brown sugar, salt, yellow mustard seeds, black peppercorns, ground ginger, juniper berries, berries, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, onion, carrot, celery stalk, potato, butter, garlic, sweet pepper, parsley, eggs, chives

Taken from food52.com/recipes/35541-corn-bean-mash (may not work)